Episode #97: Building High-Performance, Remote-Capable Teams for Disruptive Businesses with Lavinia Iosub

Episode Summary

Lavinia Yosub takes us on her journey growing up in Romania, becoming a pathfinder, a painter, and starting to travel the world on International exchange programs.  She shares how she worked at a bank for 3 years after college before moving to Azerbaijan, being based there for 4 years, having a run-in with the KGB and getting stiffed by the Trump organization.  She also shares what she loves about traveling through Georgia, Turkey and especially Iran.  She then talks about her move to Bali, teaming up with a business partner, and running Livit International.  She explains about how Livit is both a physical co-working and event space as well as a digital hub with an entire virtual eco-system designed to support entrepreneurs and start-up teams.  She explains the suite of services offered by Livit and their track record in helping location-independent companies build productive, remote-capable teams and scale.  She also shares Livit’s program for training local Indonesians in remote work skills.  She then talks about her Project Getaway initiative which arranges in-person retreats for entrepreneurs and teams.  She then talks about how she runs Livit, including her business adjustments since COVID-19, and she emphasizes the importance of anti-fragility, intrapreneurship, role-versatility, upskilling, decentralized management and holacracy.    FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com

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What You'll Learn
  • How to build high performance, remote capable teams
  • How and why to utilize anti-fragility, intrapreneurship and role-versatility
  • Why productivity, innovation, community, adventure should go hand in hand.
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#1 PERSON WITH WHOM LAVINIA WANTS TO HAVE DINNER

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TOP 3 FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

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CONTACT LAVINIA

Time Stamped Show Notes

[2:56] Growing up Romania

  • Becoming a Pathfinder
  • Painting and Art Exhibitions
  • Starting to travel with international exchange programs
  • Working at a bank after college

[7:10] Moving to Azerbaijan

  • Matt and Lavinia share impressions of Azerbaijan
  • Lavinia’s experience getting stiffed by the Trump Organization
  • Getting interrogated by the KGB

[15:29] Lavinia’s Experience in Iran

  • What Lavinia loves about Iran

[18:31] Lavinia’s Experience in Georgia and Turkey

  • Why Georgia is one of Lavinia’s favorite places

[21:38] Moving to Bali and Managing Livit

  • Establishing her business partnership
  • Constructing the a co-working and events space

[29:18] Livit International as an Entrepreneur Support Eco-System

  • Providing a suite of services for entrepreneurs and start-up teams
  • Strategic and HR business services
  • Building high performance remote-capable teams
  • Registering companies to do business in Indonesia
  • Training Indonesians in remote work skills

[33:55] Project Getaway Retreats for Entrepreneurs and Teams

  • How productivity, innovation, community and adventure go hand in hand

[38:38] COVID-19-Era Business Adjustments

  • Anti-Fragility
  • Intrapreneurship
  • Role Versatility and upskilling
  • Running a Business as a decentralized “holacracy”

[45:50] The Lightning Round

  • Top 2 Recommended Books
  • #1 Travel Hack Lavinia recommends
  • The person with whom Lavinia would most like to have dinner
  • Top 3 Favorite Travel Destinations
  • Top 3 Bucket List Destinations

[49:50] Contact Lavinia

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Lavinia Iosub

Lavinia Iosub is a location-independent entrepreneur and the Managing Partner at Livit International, a comprehensive support eco-system for entrepreneurs and start up teams. Headquartered in Bali, Indonesia, Livit offers physical co-working and event space as well as a digital hub that offers HR, recruitment, business admin and finance services, as well as training on how to build high performance, engaged, scalable, remote-capable teams.  Livit also offers curated getaway events and retreats for entrepreneurs and teams via Project Getaway.  Over the past 6 years, Livit has inspired and enabled over 1,000 entrepreneurs, remote workers, freelancers, and digital nomads to build disruptive businesses with a global impact, some of which have scaled to over 100 team members.   Originally from Romania, Lavinia is currently based in Bali and has traveled to over 40 countries.

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